MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Feelings’ plush toys from Taylored Curiosites…

Through the wonders of Twitter yesterday, we became acquainted with the enchanting world of Taylored Curiosities, an aromatherapy plush and designer toy company based in Plymouth, UK. Created by Penny Taylor of  Tiny Oyster Designs, Taylored Curiosities have produced several therapeutic plush toys under the ‘Feelings’ banner, with recent additions coming in the form of the orange ‘Wired’, royal blue ‘Afraid’, and grey mother and baby set, ‘Worried’.

Each hand made plush comes lovingly stuffed with an ‘extra squishy chubby belly’ and either a dried lavender, chamomile, or jasmin filling depending on which Feeling takes your fancy. Priced between £6-£10 plus shipping, the Feelings are available exclusively from the Taylored Curiosities store now…

“I studied Psychology alongside Alternative Therapies, specialising in Aromatherapy, for two years. Since then I have helped quite a few friends and family members through low periods of their life and depression. It was all this combined that started my obsession with trying to make a plush toy that could make a difference. I wanted to produce something that you could hold in your hand and that specialised in healing you naturally with scents. This is how the Feelings came to be.”- Penny Taylor

Displaying skills outside of the plush scene as well, Penny will also be featuring in the upcoming Heavy Metal Qee custom show with her entry 8″ Monqee pictured above. Featuring a full roster of 30 UK artists and designers including Zukaty, Run DMB, and Fadeworks, expect an official date and location announcement for the London based event on the dedicated Heavy Metal Qee site soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Hell Cats from Arganaut Resins x Robbie Busch…

After the success of the McBoing Boing Hell Hounds back in December, Argonaut Resins have once again teamed up with Robbie Busch for the launch of the all new 8″ Tuttz artist custom series. Retaining the hellish flames of his previous work, the series consists of 5 one-off customs in the form of a Mono gray tone Hell Cat, a Hell freeze over blue Hell Cat, a Hell Cat light and 2 Hell Cats dark. All signed and numbered by Robbie and including an original custom box painted in his gouache acrylic style, the resin figures are set to drop tomorrow (March 6th) at 10pm EST in the Argonaut Resins store…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Gus’ resin figure from Blurble x Rampage Toys…

Jon over at Rampage Toys has recently revealed images of the final sculpt from his latest collaboration with Blurble, entitled ‘Gus’ (or Gusto). Heading for the silicone and resin vats over at the Monstre Hero studio as we speak, the beautifully designed figure sees the long awaited debut of Blurble’s characters in 3D- and here’s hoping it’s the first of many! Jon has estimated that the toy will be ready ‘sometime this Spring’, so be sure to head over to Blurble’s store for pre-orders sometime soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Art toy in a cup: The Creature Cups…

“Creeping along the bottom of your cup, the Octopus is up to noooo good. He’ll be a little startled if you catch him, and who knows what he’s doing if you don’t.”

Whilst sifting through the stacks of cool designers and products over at Storenvy yesterday, we stumbled upon the perfect drinking untensils for the most hardened of toy fanatics- the Creature Cups. Coming individually, or as sets of 2 and 4, each 11oz Creature Cup comes with it’s own amphibious beast that slowly emerges the more you drink! Designed by Broklyn based artist, Yumi, ‘Octopus’, ‘Sea Otter’, ‘Lobster’, and ‘Crocodile’ are available for just $14.99 each, or $49.99 for the set, exclusively from Yumi’s store here…

 

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Lambert’ custom Kracka from UME Toys…

“Lambert loves his match – don’t try and take it off him or he’ll kick off metal dragon hidden fire style.”

Rich over at UME Toys has sent us some pics of his latest custom pieces, the first coming in the form of ‘Lambert’ the clockwork dragon. Painted in an expertly weathered bronze colour scheme, with a heap of extra sculpted detail (including a beautifully ornate clockwork key, and of course, the obligatory UME monocle and ‘tache!), the custom Kracka was created for Andy Kelly’s (@ZombieKel) forthcoming ‘Dragons Custom Toy Show’ at the Sho Gallery,Cardiff, August 18th 2012. More news on the exhibition soon…

“Come down if you can as there’s going to be many awesome artists/pieces to check out and if you’re lucky you could score a custom and help out a great cause in the process.”

Second up comes ‘Goose’, a mixed media custom sculpt created by Rich just for fun. Based on a witch doctor inspired scribble from a while back, the worm infested beauty should be available to purchase from the UME Toys store some time soon. Here’s hoping Rich will produce a line in this style at some point; the stick thin legs, instantly recognisable sculpt, and considered use of colour would surely make one awesome production figure…

MAN-E-NEWS// Artist proof and custom OMFG Crawdad Kids from Daniel Yu…

Featured here on MAN-E-TOYS a few weeks back, we’re proud to reveal that Daniel Yu aka Dory will finally be releasing the artist proof’s of his OMFG contribution, Crawdad Kid: Lobster Soup edition tonight (March 4th) at 9pm EST through his store. Limited to just 200 pieces, each 2″ hot pink Crawdad comes bagged and headed with an exclusive trading card designed by retro-art master, Ralph Niese, all for an incredibly low price of just $6 each plus shipping…

But that’s not all! To celebrate the release of the hot pink Crawdad army, Dory has also customised a few additional Crawdad’s that will be dropping at the same time for $20 a piece. Individually sculpted using Epoxy clay, hand painted, and signed by the artist, ‘The Scourge of the Seven Seas’ Crawdads have been limited to… you guessed it, 7 pieces- expect these little guys to vanish pretty quick!

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Moof’ resin figures from Jason Freeny x Jailbreak Collective…

Initially sculpted by Jason Freeny over six months ago, and later released as an edition of 2 on his store, the much sought after ‘Moof’ figure is finally seeing an official release in conjunction with art toy purveyor, the Jailbreak Collective. Limited to an edition of just 25, the hand sculpt and cast 2″x2″ resin figures come signed and numbered, and should be available on the Jailbreak store for just $50 plus shipping sometime soon…

Check out an early work in progress video of the original Moof cube design on our Facebook page here– fingers crossed we see the featured Moof innards portrayed in Freeny’s trademark dissected style soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk 8″ Dunny from Huck Gee…

Huck Gee has raised the bar once again with the reveal of his latest 8″ Dunny custom, the Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk. Coming decked out with Gee’s trademark better-than-production quality Japanese garb, bronze-infused stainless steel hatchets, and laser etched box, the custom Dunny has been limited to an edition of 10. Each figure has been signed and numbered by the artist, and are available for $750 each by contacting him directly here.

Revenge. Not a word typically found in the vocabulary of the renowned, reclusive, Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Acting in a manner related to said word would probably be enough to find oneself no longer a member of said Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Disgraced. Fallen. Angry. Resolved. Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk

Huck Gee adds- Going forward, we will now be draping each figure in a more appropriate archival quality fabric than what we have used in the past. Every Huck Gee custom figure will also now come padded and packaged in it’s own hand assembled and laser etched wooden box (see photo below) and then boxed within another shipping box. In addition to adding another level of finish to the completed pieces, this will hopefully further reduce the chances of shipping damages while in transit.

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Super Fattie’ 6″ Fatcap from Queen Andrea x Kidrobot…

Dropping alongside Frank Kozik’s ‘Bondage’ Labbit this month comes the arrival of Kidrobot‘s latest 6″ Fatcap, the ‘Super Fattie’ from New York based artist, Queen Andrea. It’s been nearly 3 years since we last saw the super-sized Fatcap platform in action (Toofly’s 2009 addition was the last, I think?!), so it was a great surprise to see it in action again in such a timely fashion. Instead of re-interpreting her recent ‘Bombo’ series 3 Fatcap (which I’d also love to see in this size!), Queen Andrea has gone to town on a design full of throw-ups, retro patterns, and vivid colours that better suit the added scale. Limited to 1000 pieces (with 1 in 6 coming in the purple and gray chase colour), Super Fattie will be available from all good Kidrobot retailers from March 22nd for just $60 a piece…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Bondage’ 10″ Smorkin Labbit from Frank Kozik x Kidrobot…

The first Friday of the month can mean only one thing- Kidrobot release announcements! March sees two awesome toys dropping at your local Kidrobot retailer, the first coming in the form of Frank Kozik’s newly revised 10″ Bondage Smorkin’ Labbit. Sporting a new glossy finish, the Bondage Labbit comes replete with a PVC/metal colar and leash to satisfy the most perverted of toy needs! Limited to just 1,200 pieces worldwide, the vinyl Labbits are coming March 22nd for $75 a piece…

MAN-E-NEWS// Robot 13 mini figure reveal from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…

Thomas Hall of Blacklist Studios has just sent over the first full shot of Motorbot‘s finished Robot 13 sculpt, leaving us with no doubt that the eventual 6 pack release will become one of the artist’s most sought after releases. Offered as part of the Robot 13 trade book Kickstarter project (featured here) to anyone pledging $50 or more, the M.U.S.C.L.E scaled Robot 13, along with KING! and 4 other as-yet unannounced characters will be available in both pewter and black colourways (depending on your pledge point) and will remain exclusive to Kickstarter backers. Currently on $7,021 out of the $7,500 required and with still 11 days to go, we’re putting our money on the project meeting it’s target, and personally can’t wait to get our hands on these promising figures! Expect more news soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Turtle Tetsujin : Hinomaru Charity Special from Peter Kato…

Peter Kato has just sent over some rather interesting news regarding his latest charity based toy project- the Hinomaru Charity Special Turtle Tetsujin. As we near the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, the country’s people are still recovering from the effects of this catastrophe, so to show a continued effort to support their rebuilding, Peter has teamed up with My Plastic Heart (NYC toystore & gallery) & the NY Japanese American Lion’s Club Charities Inc, to insure all proceeds from the sale of these guys will be donated to the people of Japan at the affected site.

Limited to an initial run of 40 (Peter has stated that more will follow if they prove successful), each hand cast clear resin figure comes with a solid red circle signifying hinomaru: Japan flag/ rising sun embeded in its chest. Available to purchase exclusively through MPH now, the beautifully finished turtle-bot can be yours for just $25 plus shipping…

“I chose the Lion’s Club Association because they had the means to make 100% of the profits go direct to Japan. I intend to do this every year with a new figure or series to raise money for donation to the cause…”- Peter

The Hinomaru Turtle Tetsujin is actually Peter’s second Japan fundraising toy project. In a collaboration with Toy Tokyo, Peter released his first ever toy series, ‘The Pocket Powers’, at last year’s SDCC, with all the profits of the initial white/red edition going straight towards the cause. Consisting of 100 assorted 80’s inspired resin mini-figures, anyone interested in picking up the series in their OG colours should head over to Toy Tokyo, where a few batches still remain…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Morksta’ Mork Wondercon exclusive from De Korner x MAD x Pobber Toys…

Released last month in prisoner  #816 and #913 editions, Jeremy Madl aka MAD has teamed up with De Korner for the release of the latest addition, Morksta. Available exclusively at the De Korner Wondercon 2012 booth (#390), Morksta is said to be a reinterpretation of the good half of the Mork Twins, pre-jail sentence. Featuring a pearlescent and silver colour scheme with raised glossy logo detailing, the vinyl figure has been limited to 50 pieces, available for just $85 each. Any leftover stock will be heading to the De Korner shop after the con, so be sure to keep checking the site regularly for further updates…

MAN-E-NEWS// Tokidoki’s Royal Pride blind-boxed mini figures…

Originally revealed way back in 2010 at SDCC, Tokidoki‘s long awaited Royal Pride minis (check the HUGE versions here!) should finally be touching down some time in April. Papa Lion and GF Savanna (pictured at the front) have already made an appearance as a two piece set at both SDCC and NYCC, but this is the first chance we’ve had to see the pair with the rest of the 8 figures (and 2 pets!). Featuring a host of punk, rock, hippy, and even suited felines, the PVC cast toys will be available blind-boxed for just $7.95 each from your local art toy emporium soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Suckadelic x Phillips de Pury auction and action figure…

The Philips de Pury auction house is pimping out a huge selection of the finest Suckadelic wears in their latest art auction, Under the Influence. Featuring a staggering 78 pieces, the lot includes 70 resin bootleg figurines, two vinyl figurines, full printed cardboard backing and plastic packaging, four photographs, and two printed catalogues. Anyone lucky enough to win the estimated $6000-$8000 stash will also receive a one-off exclusive-for-this-sale-only SIMON de PURY (de Pury’s head auctioneer) Under The Influence Black Suit edition!

The Sucklord has made a standard edition of the Simon figure, including signed full colour blister packaging, which is available exclusively through the Suck store now for $125 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire Zombies from Selena Briggs…

Ruler of the Jelly Empire, Selena Briggs, has just revealed the latest batch of Jelly Zombies, which are poised to drop exclusively on the Jelly Empire store on Wednesday, March 7th at 3pm EST. Limited to an edition of just 3, each hand cast, painted, and customised resin Jellybot comes with its own unique accessory- your choice of either knife, axe, or our favourite, the Jellybot imbued missile. No word on pricing on the figures, so stay tuned to Briggs’ blog for further updates…

Be careful to keep them quarantined… we don’t want a zombie robot apocalypse on our hands!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Metal Gear Solid REX 3AVOX from 3A Toys…

3A Toys have released a special edition of 3AVOX this week, dedicated to the upcoming pre-order of their most ambitious project yet, the Metal Gear Solid REX. Standing at a monstrous 18″ tall, the fully articulated, blue LED strutting robot will be available from the Bambaland store tomorrow (March 2nd) at 9am HK for $490, worldwide shipping included.

“It was early days at ThreeA and I was working on the new PSP MGS game and thought how cool it would be to make some really good, really authentic MGS toys. I mean, cmon, one of the greatest video games of all time really needs the best toys of all time..right !

Cut to a few years later and lot of hard work we have finally arrived at the pre-order of 1/48 scale MG REX, the utmost time and attention has been applied here, from authentic details to articulation it has all been a labor of love. Fully approved by Konami and most importantly Yoji Shinkawa the father of MG REX!”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Year of the Dragon Synbora from Chris Ryniak x Squibbles Ink x Rotofugi…

Chris Ryniak‘s Synbora is making a return in the new ‘Year of the Dragon’ edition, which is set to drop exclusively through Rotofugi tomorrow (March 2nd) at 11am Central time. Cast in black vinyl, with hand sprays of red, gold and matte black from Joe Sommers (Squibbles Ink) and Kirby Kerr (Rotofugi), the 5″ figures will retail at $35 plus shipping.

Ryniak has also posted a few wip images of his forthcoming entries for April’s Monsters and Misfits 2 show. Featuring his trademark blend of the cute and grotesque, Ryniak’s amazing sculptures will be sitting alongside custom works and original pieces from Brandt Peters, Doktor A, Kathie Olivias and Amanda Louise Spade. More news on the event soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Shawnimals’ Ninja of the Month: Galaxy Ninja…

Signifying the beginning of another month (already?!), Shawnimals proudly presents the third NOTM (Ninja of the Month) of 2012 in the form of Galaxy Ninja. Measuring in at 7″ x 7″, the star-dashed plush comes with a signed and numbered tag, sticker and button. Limited to just 100 pieces, Galaxy Ninja will be available exclusively from the Shanimals store from March 7th at 10am PST for just $30 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Exclusive Frombie releases for Wondercon 2012…

As mentioned in our GID Maria post yesterday, the Frombies will be out in force for this year’s Wondercon (booth #285), with the first batch of planned releases announced today. First up, the friendly zombies will be dropping an exclusive ‘Glow in the Dark’ edition of flying squirrel SB, who will be available to order from the Frombies store on the opening day of Wondercon (March 16th) at 11am EST. Limited to just 25 pieces, the figures are set to ship the week after Wondercon.

The gold painted Artefact Zora from Adam Litvack will also be making an appearance at the L.A based convention. Limited to just 10 pieces, the resin figures come signed, numbered, and packed in their own Frombie box. Zora will be available from the Frombie booth on opening day, so be sure to head over there quick if you’re interested!

Stay tuned for the reveal of the other 6 planned Wondercon releases (including THAT ESC Toy collab!) over the next few days…